Delanco Camp is an inter-denominational Holiness camp meeting with deep roots of teaching and preaching the Wesleyan

Wesleyanism

Wesleyanism or Wesleyan theology refers, respectively, to either the eponymous movement of Protestant Christians who have historically sought to follow the methods or theology of the eighteenth-century evangelical reformers, John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley, or to the likewise eponymous...

 doctrines of Holiness and full sanctification http://www.mb-soft.com/believe/txc/wesleyan.htm The camp is tucked in the NJ Pine Barrens and is located at 191 Powell Place Road in Tabernacle, NJ.

Today, Delanco Camp is operated by the Delanco Camp Meeting Association. A board of directors led by President Mike Bill oversees the operations of the camp.

History

Delanco Camp was founded in 1898 as the Fletcher Grove Camp Meeting Association in Delanco Township, NJ http://www.delancotownship.com/content/77/49/1130/default.aspx.

Around 1963, a car crashed into one of the buildings at camp. The crash convinced the board of directors to move the camp to a larger property and build larger and newer facilities. The board of directors eventually agreed to move the camp to Tabernacle, NJ. On June 1965, the camp officially moved to Lake Agape at Tabernacle, NJ. http://delanco.org/aboutdelanco/delancohistory.html

Since then, the camp has undergone various expansions, including the construction of a new Dining Hall and expansion of the Tabernacle. After the move, the camp also added more summer camps for children and teenagers that are still offered today.

In 1998, the camp celebrated its 100 year anniversary.

Programs

The programs offered at Delanco Camp were designed help build campers friendships, grow closer to God, and provide an entertaining week.

Every summer, the camp features a Camp Meeting

Camp meeting

The camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in Britain and once common in some parts of the United States, wherein people would travel from a large area to a particular site to camp out, listen to itinerant preachers, and pray...

 which is an extended program with three separate tracks for children, teenagers, and adults http://delanco.org/delancocamps/cm.html. Camp Meeting was the first program that was offered back in 1898.

The camp also offers seven overnight summer camps for 4th graders on up to 12th graders and recent high school graduates. These camps are unique in the way that every camp offers a radically different experience depending on the deans and speakers selected http://delanco.org/delancocamps.html

The camp also sponsors several youth retreats held at the camp in the fall and spring http://delanco.org/delancocamps/randm.html. The facility is also rented to church groups during the fall, winter and spring months http://delanco.org/delancocamps/offseason.html.

Affiliations

The camp has ties to Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a multi-denominational, graduate institution that offers a variety of master degree and postgraduate degree programs through the schools of Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation, Theology and Formation, Practical Theology, World Missions and Evangelism, and...

 in Wilmore, Kentucky

Wilmore, Kentucky

Wilmore is a city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,134 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 and Wesley Biblical Seminary

Wesley Biblical Seminary

Wesley Biblical Seminary is a multi-denominational, graduate school of theology within the evangelical, Wesleyan-Arminian tradition. The seminary, founded in 1974 and located in Jackson, Mississippi, USA, serves men and women who come from thirty denominations from all across the United States and...

 in Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

. The camp is also closely affiliated with the mission organizations World Gospel Mission

World Gospel Mission

The World Gospel Mission is an interdenominational Christian holiness missionary agency headquartered in Marion, Indiana, United States. From its inception, WGM has been aligned with the Wesleyan Holiness tradition of Protestantism...

and OMS International.

Delanco Camp is a member of the Christian Camp and Conference Association.